A new species of Ophiomisidium (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the continental shelf and slope off southern Brazil
Borges, M.; Monteiro, A.M.G.; Amaral, A.C.Z. (2006). A new species of Ophiomisidium (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the continental shelf and slope off southern Brazil. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(6): 1449-1454. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315406014500
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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- Borges, M.
- Monteiro, A.M.G.
- Amaral, A.C.Z.
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| Abstract |
A new species of Ophiomisidium is described and regards about reproduction are presented. It is the first species in the genus to posses, apparently, a brooding development. Very few specimens of species of Ophiomisidium have previously been collected, but over 3000 specimens of the new species were collected on the continental shelf and slope (60-810 m depth) off southern Brazil. They were obtained during the REVIZEE Programme, the first extensive surveys to examine Brazilian ophiuroids from depths greater than 200 m. |
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